8 Scandals That Make Lance Armstrong's Doping Look Like No Big Deal

8 Cheaters That Make Lance Armstrong Look A Straight Shooter
VILLARD-DE-LANS, FRANCE- JULY 18: Lance Armstrong of the USA riding for the US Postal Service team presented by Berry Floor celebrates on the podium and points to a crowd of american spectators after winning Stage 15 of the Tour de France between Valreas and Villard-de-Lans on July 20, 2004 in Villard-de-Lans, France. (Photo by Robert Laberge/Getty Images)
VILLARD-DE-LANS, FRANCE- JULY 18: Lance Armstrong of the USA riding for the US Postal Service team presented by Berry Floor celebrates on the podium and points to a crowd of american spectators after winning Stage 15 of the Tour de France between Valreas and Villard-de-Lans on July 20, 2004 in Villard-de-Lans, France. (Photo by Robert Laberge/Getty Images)

Lance Armstrong, he of illegal performance-enchancing drug confessions, has been called a lot of things recently, among them a "master manipulator" and a "liar." But it's not like he's the first to fake his way to the top, nor the man who made the most doing it.

Of course, there's no one reason to cheat. Some people simply enjoy the thrill of cheating itself, which probably explains why Americans are so willing to cheat, and so unwilling to consider that they'll get caught. I mean, check out these guys:

Charles Van Doren

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